{"id":8843387633815,"title":"Links To Our Legacy-Mitchell First (BKE-LTOLPB)","handle":"links-to-our-legacy-mitchell-first-bke-ltolpb","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Links To Our Legacy-Mitchell First\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Previous Works\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Mitchell First has produced a groundbreaking study of Jewish intellectual history.” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor Sid Z. Leiman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “Mitchell First… combines extensive research into primary sources, the contributions of other contemporary scholars, and his own original ideas to build stronger structures in the pursuit of truth.” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRabbi Hayyim Angel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “Mitchell First’s scholarship is like detective work. It picks up on clues sometimes overlooked by others, coming to surprising conclusions.” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor Reuven Kimelman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mitchell First’s 66 short articles address interesting questions about the Hebrew language, Jewish history, and liturgy. For example:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOn Hebrew language: insights into the original meanings of the words \u003cem\u003echamushim\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003etotafot\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ekohen\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eminchah\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003enefesh\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003enetzach\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eselah\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003etefillin\u003c\/em\u003e and many others.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOn Jewish history: the order of the letters in the Hebrew alphabet, the absence of the book of Esther among the Dead Sea Scrolls, the distinction between \u003cem\u003eNeviim\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eKetuvim\u003c\/em\u003e, Rashi’s motivations in writing his Torah commentary, biography of Nehama Leibowitz, and the symbolism of the Israel Postal Company logo.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOn Jewish liturgy: the meaning of \u003cem\u003esekhvi\u003c\/em\u003e, the authorship of \u003cem\u003eU-Netanneh Tokef\u003c\/em\u003e, and the origin of the reading of each of the Five \u003cem\u003eMegillot\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMitchell First has a J.D. from Columbia Law School and an M.A. in Jewish History from the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Yeshiva University. He has published articles on Jewish history and liturgy in periodicals such as Biblical Archaeology Review, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Ḥakirah and AJS Review. He resides in Teaneck, N.J., and is a personal injury attorney in New York City. His previous books include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kodeshpress.com\/product\/roots-and-rituals\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRoots and Rituals: Insights into Hebrew, Holidays, and History\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(2018) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kodeshpress.com\/product\/esther-unmasked\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEsther Unmasked: Solving Eleven Mysteries of the Jewish Holidays and Liturgy\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(2015). He is presently a regular columnist for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJewish Link of New Jersey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e236 Pages\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781947857667\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList: $19.95\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-02-19T21:51:24-05:00","created_at":"2025-02-19T21:51:24-05:00","vendor":"Riverdale Judaica","type":"P","tags":[],"price":2600,"price_min":2600,"price_max":2600,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":45198985592983,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":null,"requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Links To Our Legacy-Mitchell First (BKE-LTOLPB)","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2600,"weight":2,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":[],"featured_image":null,"options":["Title"],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Links To Our Legacy-Mitchell First\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Previous Works\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Mitchell First has produced a groundbreaking study of Jewish intellectual history.” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor Sid Z. Leiman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “Mitchell First… combines extensive research into primary sources, the contributions of other contemporary scholars, and his own original ideas to build stronger structures in the pursuit of truth.” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRabbi Hayyim Angel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “Mitchell First’s scholarship is like detective work. It picks up on clues sometimes overlooked by others, coming to surprising conclusions.” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor Reuven Kimelman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mitchell First’s 66 short articles address interesting questions about the Hebrew language, Jewish history, and liturgy. For example:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOn Hebrew language: insights into the original meanings of the words \u003cem\u003echamushim\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003etotafot\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ekohen\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eminchah\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003enefesh\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003enetzach\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eselah\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003etefillin\u003c\/em\u003e and many others.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOn Jewish history: the order of the letters in the Hebrew alphabet, the absence of the book of Esther among the Dead Sea Scrolls, the distinction between \u003cem\u003eNeviim\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eKetuvim\u003c\/em\u003e, Rashi’s motivations in writing his Torah commentary, biography of Nehama Leibowitz, and the symbolism of the Israel Postal Company logo.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOn Jewish liturgy: the meaning of \u003cem\u003esekhvi\u003c\/em\u003e, the authorship of \u003cem\u003eU-Netanneh Tokef\u003c\/em\u003e, and the origin of the reading of each of the Five \u003cem\u003eMegillot\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMitchell First has a J.D. from Columbia Law School and an M.A. in Jewish History from the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Yeshiva University. He has published articles on Jewish history and liturgy in periodicals such as Biblical Archaeology Review, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Ḥakirah and AJS Review. He resides in Teaneck, N.J., and is a personal injury attorney in New York City. His previous books include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kodeshpress.com\/product\/roots-and-rituals\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRoots and Rituals: Insights into Hebrew, Holidays, and History\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(2018) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kodeshpress.com\/product\/esther-unmasked\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEsther Unmasked: Solving Eleven Mysteries of the Jewish Holidays and Liturgy\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(2015). He is presently a regular columnist for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJewish Link of New Jersey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e236 Pages\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781947857667\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList: $19.95\u003c\/p\u003e"}